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Trump Documents Indictment - Assembly - Salesforce Research

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Former President Donald Trump is facing 37 federal felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. This comes after he signed a law making it a felony to mishandle classified documents instead of a misdemeanor.

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help_outline What charges is Donald Trump facing related to classified documents?

conspiracy to obstruct justice, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, and making false statements

violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice, false statements, and conspiracy

31 counts of willful retention of national defense information under the Espionage Act

alleged violations of the 1917 Espionage Act and obstruction of justice

conspiring to obstruct a federal investigation

orlandosentinel.com

violating the federal Espionage Act

violating the Espionage Act

federal crimes

thedailybeast.com

Espionage Act

businessinsider.com

37-count indictment over mishandling

37 counts of illegally hoarding

orlandosentinel.com

37 separate criminal

37 federal felony

37 federal counts

37 counts

felony

37

businessinsider.com

37-count indictment over mishandling

wilfully mishandling

alleged mishandling

38

help_outline Where did the mishandling of classified documents occur?

Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida

at his private clubs

Mar-a-Lago

help_outline What is the maximum penalty for felony charges related to classified documents?

independent.co.uk

five years to 20 years

20 years in prison

orlandosentinel.com

20 years

help_outline Who else is implicated in the indictment?

Joe Biden, Mike Pence and Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

help_outline What is the Espionage Act?

the crime would be improper retention or disclosure of sensitive defense information, not classified documents

deals only with 'information related to the national defense,' which does not have to be classified

He is charged with 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information

a 1917 statute that forms the basis for 31 of the 37 counts in Trump's indictment

He is charged with 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information

thedailybeast.com

the very act now being used to prosecute former president Donald Trump

thedailybeast.com

Charges Against Trump

lawfareblog.com

leaves the door open for prosecutors to target a stunningly wide array of actions that entail conveying or retaining classified information

applies to anyone who "willfully retains" classified information without authority to do so

help_outline What does the indictment mean for Donald Trump's political future?

could be affected by a historic prosecution

independent.co.uk

is in serious legal jeopardy

help_outline How does this indictment compare to previous cases under the Espionage Act?

first time a former president has ever faced federal charges

marks a first in American history

motherjones.com

Historic...and Wild

help_outline What is the reaction of the Democratic party to the indictment?

thedailybeast.com

simply passed on saying anything substantive

thedailybeast.com

declined to comment much

aren't embracing him

thedailybeast.com

reluctance

thedailybeast.com

largely ignored

thedailybeast.com

ignoring

A large majority (86%) of Democrats said Trump should have been charged

86% of Democrats and 45% of independents said they support

help_outline What role did Walt Nauta play in the case?

the aide charged alongside Donald Trump

Trump aide also indicted

personal aide

an aide

valet turned alleged co-conspirator

theatlantic.com

personal valet

valet to Trump

co-conspirator

help_outline Is there any chance that Donald Trump will avoid being convicted?

businessinsider.com

will not go to jail

unlikely

help_outline What does this indictment reveal about the handling of classified information in the US government?

Mr. Trump's hoarding of sensitive government documents after he left office and his refusal to return them

theatlantic.com

a man who knew that what he was doing was wrong and went to great lengths to cover it up

Mr. Trump's hoarding of sensitive government documents after he left office and his refusal to return them

him sloppily hoarding

help_outline Are other individuals or entities implicated in the indictment?

Joe Biden, Mike Pence and Hillary Clinton

Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden and Pence

help_outline Is there potential for further legal action to be taken against Donald Trump?

could face additional legal troubles given that he is the target of several additional ongoing civil and criminal investigations

indictment charging former President Donald J. Trump with seven crimes

lawfareblog.com

Trump has now been indicted

face federal charges

second indictment

is bringing charges that could result in jail time

is facing 37 federal felony charges

businessinsider.com

37-count indictment

an indictment

is not facing charges under Section 1924

should not be criminally charged

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